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- 21 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 21, 2015
Across three studies, we show that gift givers mis-predict appreciation for socially responsible gifts and that their mis-predictions depend on the nature of their relationship to the recipient. Drawing on research on affective... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Ximena Garcia-Rada
Ximena’s research focuses primarily on consumer behavior in the context of close, personal relationships. She considers how the experiences consumers share with their friends and family members affect those relationships. She is also... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
disparity of wealth and income in many countries and across regions. In turn, they thought these gaps could lead to populist politics that would adversely affect the conduct of capitalism. A second major concern was that our productive... View Details
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Improving the Local & Regional Business Environment - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
improvements in the local business environment in the regions in which they have major operations. Factors affecting the local business environment —discussed in more detail in Michael Porter’s work on economic development—include the... View Details
- 26 Oct 2015
- News
Sal Khan Goes Back to School
teaching on the fly. “This is a lab for establishing new theories that could affect the rest of the planet,” Khan told Wired magazine recently. “The whole point is to catalyze change.” To learn more, read the complete article. View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Five Receive 2013 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
Video Embed The mission of Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. Every day more than 78,000 HBS graduates strive to make these words a reality in a wide array of organizations that affect the... View Details
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FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness
large, for other countries to benefit from a steep decline in U.S. competitiveness. Moreover, the U.S. Competitiveness Project has inspired similar efforts in countries around the world. Why has HBS undertaken this effort? Dean Nitin Nohria explains: “I can’t think of... View Details
- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
there is anything he could have done to reverse the decline. In essence, Blackberry fell victim to a challenge that affects many companies in fast-paced, technology-based industries. Once they achieve market leadership, they focus their... View Details
- 06 Mar 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?
Negotiation to Gendered NegotiationsHow does gender affect negotiations within organizations or rather how do organizations affect gender relations? Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Student-Profile
Dafna Bearson
Doctoral candidate Dafna Bearson’s (she/her) interests lie at the intersection of technology, human capital, and business strategy. “How do businesses adjust in the face of new technologies? Why might similar businesses make different deployment decisions? How do their... View Details
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
have become quite influential and controversial in the technology industries they touch. The goal of this paper is to shed light on the role and efficiency tradeoffs of these new patent intermediaries. Finally, we offer a provisional assessment of how the new patent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jul 2014
- News
Fostering connections with business leaders in India and South Asia
to South Asia through executive education programs, a lecture series, and the University's South Asia Initiative," explains Raina, a former Citibank senior executive. She facilitates research into emerging trends and business issues View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Students Forecast Climate Change’s Impact
this past fall with an open challenge: choose an organization whose operating model will be significantly affected by climate change, and tell us what it should be doing to address it. Students posted responses to the prompt on HBS’s Open... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 02 Feb 2017
- News
Growing and Competing at the Local Level
resources to identify what’s going to affect their particular business the quickest. And I want to be able to help them get on their feet. Also help national policy makers and state policy makers to say, ‘here’s how these resources really... View Details
- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
ruling was also followed by an increase in average leverage and a reduction in covenant use. Finally, we estimate the welfare implications of this change and find that firm values increased when the rules were introduced. We conclude that managerial fiduciary duties... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Not to Trust Your Gut
In past issues of this newsletter, we have highlighted a variety of psychological biases that affect negotiators, many of which spring from a reliance on intuition. Of course, negotiators are not always View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra
- 25 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
China’s Economic System has Difficult Road Overcoming its Political System
all aspects of China's economy and how it will affect future MBAs. "It's not just one country, it has multiple different economies, different types of businesses, and a whole range of opportunities," says Kirby. "Whether or not they go to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Jan 2013
- What Do You Think?
Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?
teamwork is affecting creativity and innovation in organizations. But based on your own experiences, do the ideas cited above ring true? What can or should be done to encourage both extrovert and introvert behaviors? How will the trend... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)
that don't affect the results can cast a shadow on the credibility of academic research. In research to be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science, John and coauthors George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon) and Drazen... View Details
- 21 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Gender and Competition: What Companies Need to Know
gender stereotypes about a task influence competitive and cooperative behavior among men and women? How does the gender composition of groups affect competition and cooperation among individuals? The Experiments Fletcher and McGinn... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard